title: Wiktor stent for treatment of chronic total coronary artery occlusions: short- and long-term clinical and angiographic results from a large multicenter experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study reports the first multicenter experience with the Wiktor coil stent for treatment of chronic total coronary artery occlusions (CTOs).
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) of CTO is associated with very high restenosis and reocclusion rates. Coronary stenting has been proposed as a means of improving outcome. However, the Wiktor device for CTOs has never been tested in a large patient sample.
  
  
  METHODS
  From January 1993 to December 1996, 89 patients with 91 CTOs underwent Wiktor stent implantation after successful PTCA. The post-stenting regimen consisted of warfarin (Coumadin) plus aspirin in the initial 49 patients (55%) and aspirin plus ticlopidine in 40 patients (45%).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Stenting was successful in 87 patients (98%). At 1 month, 6% of patients had subacute stent thrombosis, 3% had a major bleeding event, and 1% had access-site complications. Subacute stent thrombosis showed univariate association with warfarin therapy (p = 0.009). Angiographic follow-up was obtained in 76 (93%) of 82 eligible patients. The restenosis rate was 32%, including 4% reocclusions. By multiple logistic regression analysis, restenosis was independently associated with multiple stents (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 27.67, 95% confidence interval [CI] 4.25 to 79.95, p = 0.0008) and increasing values of occlusion length (adjusted OR 1.23, 95% CI 1.09 to 1.39, p = 0.001). Freedom from death, myocardial infarction or stented vessel revascularization was 87% and 72% at 1 and 3 years, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Short- and long-term clinical and angiographic outcomes are favorable in patients undergoing Wiktor stent implantation in CTO. Further technical improvement is needed to reduce the restenosis rate in patients with long lesions and multiple stents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anzuini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rosanio
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Legrand
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tocchi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Coppi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bonnier
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sheiban
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Kulbertus
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Chierchia
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents; D015996:Survival Rate; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D014859:Warfarin; D013988:Ticlopidine; D001241:Aspirin